| An Unseen Light: Black Struggles for Freedom in Memphis, Tennessee Contributor(s): Goudsouzian, Aram (Editor), McKinney, Charles W. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0813153174 ISBN-13: 9780813153179 Publisher: University Press of Kentucky OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2022 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | African American - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Political Science | Civil Rights |
| Dewey: 323.119 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.23 lbs) 422 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In An Unseen Light: Black Struggles for Freedom in Memphis, Tennessee, eminent and rising scholars present a multidisciplinary examination of African American activism in Memphis from the dawn of emancipation to the twenty-first century. Together, they investigate episodes such as the 1940 "Reign of Terror" when black Memphians experienced a prolonged campaign of harassment, mass arrests, and violence at the hands of police. They also examine topics including the relationship between the labor and civil rights movements, the fight for economic advancement in black communities, and the impact of music on the city's culture. Covering subjects as diverse as politics, sports, music, activism, and religion, An Unseen Light illuminates Memphis's place in the long history of the struggle for African American freedom and human dignity. |